The Railway That Accidentally Invented British Frugality
Before 1861, a working man with a spare shilling had a problem. He couldn't put it in a bank –…
Sport
The Colour on the Back of Your Shirt Has Nothing to Do With Football
Think about the colour of your team's kit. Really think about it. You probably feel something about it – a…
The Rule That Tried to Stop Football Being Boring
Somewhere in the 1860s, a group of men in coats decided that football had a loitering problem. Forwards were standing…
The Heartbeat That Isn’t Supposed To Be Steady
Somewhere inside you, right now, a tiny war is being waged between two branches of your nervous system. One wants…
The Rulebook That Was Written by Accident
Every sport has a moment where, if you look closely enough at the rules, the logic falls away and you're…
The Feelings Are Real. The Stakes Are Made Up.
Nothing happened on Saturday. Twenty-two people chased a ball around a rectangle of grass for ninety minutes and kicked it…